Poultry Compter

Poultry Compter

Illustration of the Poulty Compter c.1813.
Location	Poultry, City of London
Coordinates	51°30′49″N 0°05′26″W / 51.5137°N 0.0906°W / 51.5137; -0.0906
Status	Demolished (1817)
Opened	16th century
Closed	1815
Managed by	Sheriffs of the City of London
Street address	Poultry, London
City	City of London

Poultry Compter (also known as Poultry Counter) was a small prison that stood at Poultry, part of Cheapside in the City of London. The compter was used to lock up minor criminals and prisoners convicted under civil law and was run by one of the City's sheriffs. It operated from the 16th century until 1815. It was pulled down in 1817 and replaced with a chapel.^[1]